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[sammish]

has anyone any idea how long the blades are supposed to last only had robo since xmas and am having trouble cutting card.

[Tootsie]

They usually last quite a while. It really depends on how much you have used it, what you have cut with it and the settings you are cutting on. Someone posted a while ago a list of tips regarding settings etc, I think it may have been Brian from Graphtec??? Can anyone help with a link to that post at all?

[DJG]

Is this the one http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/...d.php?t=247375

[Lucille]

Honestly girls Brians hints and tips are safely tucked away in the RM tutorial section.

[Krewella]

My blade has just died after 2 years ( of nearly every day use) and after reading brians tips I realise what a naughty girl I have been because I am that pink lots of force person and have the cutting mat to prove it lol will be more careful with new blade

[Lucille]

Oh thank goodness you have seen it, I had changed to a red blade for everything supporter, but I'm glad I changed after reading that, even if only for the sake of the CS, but I also sacrificed a new CS to do test cuts on my various papers and card to make my own settings. I lost the first lot when my PC had serious problems earlier in the year and out of all the folders and files I saved it never entered my head to save the media folder in RM

[Fuschia]

My blade has just died after 2 years ( of nearly every day use) and after reading brians tips I realise what a naughty girl I have been because I am that pink lots of force person and have the cutting mat to prove it lol will be more careful with new blade

2 years wow, that's a long time, don't think mine will last that long.

[tateamator]

Oh thank goodness you have seen it, I had changed to a red blade for everything supporter, but I'm glad I changed after reading that, even if only for the sake of the CS, but I also sacrificed a new CS to do test cuts on my various papers and card to make my own settings. I lost the first lot when my PC had serious problems earlier in the year and out of all the folders and files I saved it never entered my head to save the media folder in RM

I'm still in the process of saving all my media type settings. I must remember to back that up to the external hard drive soon. Thanks for the reminder.

Take care,
Erika

[Lucille]

Make a copy of the media folder and keep it safe.

[cattiegracie]

has anyone any idea how long the blades are supposed to last only had robo since xmas and am having trouble cutting card.

Hi, I got my CRLite at the end of Oct. and I needed a new blade before Christmas, and I have since ordered a third blade, so that I will always have a spare, so I wasn't impressed at how long the blade lasted, but, in the learning process, of getting the cutting settings right, I am sure I must have blunted my blade, as I went through numerous carrier sheets as well, I am sure mine will last a bit longer now that I am getting to grips with the depth settings. HTH

[melking]

Make a copy of the media folder and keep it safe.

Is it possible to share personal setting made for a media folder with others? <thinking out loud> Then if someone is struggling to cut right through, someone who wasn't struggling with the same card/paper/template, the struggler could try the none strugglers exact media settings by sticking the file in their media folder (Oh dear that reads like gibberish)

[Lucille]

Course you can share, but the problem I've noticed over the years is that what works for you might not work for someone else, sometimes the card colour can make a difference and also there seems to be some differences between machines, I'm not sure why that is eg I've never had a problem cutting Bazzill card but a lot of people do.

[sammish]

I am finally getting to grips with cutting card, have found that by reducing the speed setting for cutting and doing at least 2 cuts with the yellow cap the card will cut.

[tateamator]

I haven't had any problems with Bazzil either ... use the pink cap and and a slow speed.

I had thought about sharing the media settings too, but then it may be different for everyone like Lucille said.

I don't know what I'm trying to say really. I'm too tired so I'll just .

I think I have a problem with a smiley addiction.

Take care,
Erika

[Lucille]

Now theres a difference, for Bazzill I use the yellow cap and 2 cuts because it doesn't mark the CS as much as using the red cap and I've never reduced the speed since I got the machine.

Ray told me that the machines are made to cut fast and I shouldn't need to reduce the speed, I did do a couple of experiments but it didn't make any difference so I just don't bother.